Der gestrige Mittwochabend schien für das Pokerteam des Wiesbadener Casinos zunächst recht gemütlich zu werden. Um 19:30 Uhr waren erst 41 Spieler zum Rookie-Turnier angemeldet. Doch dann kam alles ganz anders: Bis 20 Uhr war das Turnier restlos ausverkauft und der erste Cash-Game-Tisch lief bereits voll besetzt und mit Warteliste als Omaha Pot-Limit.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill allowing Red Hawk Casino, which is under construction in Shingle Springs, to operate up to 5,000 slot machines. The casino, owned by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok, is being built and will be operated by Lakes Entertainment Inc., which operates Native American casinos in other parts of the country. The new gaming compact runs 21 years...

Boston (Reuters) - Foxwoods Resort Casino, North America's biggest casino, announced plans on Tuesday to lay off 700 workers or about 6 percent of its work force, citing a drop in gambling and the weakening U.S. economy. The 340,000-square foot casino in Connecticut, owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Indian tribe, is the biggest player in the thriving Native American gaming industry...

Beim gestrigen Dienstags-Rookie-Turnier im Wiesbadener Casino traten mal wieder die Eheleute Eva-Maria und Michael Pirro gegeneinander an. Beide schafften es bis an den Final-Table. Hier hatte dann aber Michael Pirro eindeutig bessere Karten als seine Gattin. Doch zum Sieg reichte es auch für ihn nicht. Am Ende des Tages sprang für ihn aber ein beachtlicher 4. Platz heraus.

Singapore: Some 29,000 Singaporeans will be banned from visiting the casino next year when the first integrated resort opens its doors. The first casino at Marina Bay is expected to open in the third quarter of next year. The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) will start receiving applications for casino exclusion orders in January. And from January 2009, families may also apply for their members to be excluded.

New York (AP) -- Shares of casino operators slid Monday along with the broader markets as the House rejected the government's USD 700 billion financial bailout package. In late afternoon trading the Dow Jones industrials plunged as much as 705 points as investors worried the financial system would keep sinking under the weight of failed mortgage debt. The Dow did manage to regain some ground before falling backing again, trading down 454.95, or 4.08 percent, to 10,688.18.

Las Vegas (Business Wire) - Tropicana Entertainment, LLC issued the following statement contesting the terms that were revealed today by conservator Justice Gary Stein about The Cordish Company's expression of interest in buying the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City. We commend Justice Gary Stein for disclosing some of the terms under which The Cordish Company proposes to purchase the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Für die 60 Teilnehmer war es gestern ein ganz normales Montagsturnier im Casino Wiesbaden. Gespielt wurde Texas Hold’em No-Limit, das Buy-In betrug 300 Euro. Das Turnier war restlos ausverkauft. So weit Business as usual. Aber für 5 der Teilnehmer war es nicht nur ein Pokerturnier, sondern auch das Fotofinish der Wiesbadener Over-All Wertung. Alle 5 hatten noch Chancen, sich einen Anteil der 7.160 Euro Preisgeld zu erspielen.

Atlantic City, New Jersey (AP) -- Never one for understatement, Donald Trump offers a bleak view of current events: "The economy is horrendous, the worst since 1929." The free-market capitalist strands of his DNA hate the idea, but he said Friday that he saw the need for Congress to bail out the financial system. Meanwhile, his Trump Entertainment Resorts gambling company is orchestrating what it hopes will be a rescue of its own in Atlantic City...

The French on and offline casino group Partouche saw full year pre tax profits for 2007 halved, and prospects for 2008 impacted by the introduction of a smoking ban in France, saying the ban made the outlook for 2008 "uncertain." In a statement this week, the company said net profit fell to 14.3 million euro from 28.7 million euro a year earlier, on sales down 1 % at 854.8 million euro as new security checks kept some customers away from its French casinos.

Casinos and other businesses disagree on how best to raise money for Nevada's state budget, but leaders on all sides say they hope tensions won't get out of control next year, when legislators are expected to approve a budget for 2010-2011. MGM Mirage Inc. chief executive Terry Lanni says he hopes there won't be deep divisions between casinos and other businesses on fixing the state budget.

Nach der erfolgreichen Turnierserie „Allinpiade“, bei der unsere ein Preisgeld von über 30.000 € mit nach Hause nehmen konnten, steht am ersten Oktoberwochenende bereits das nächste Pokerhighlight auf dem Programm. Unter dem Motto „Poker in the dark“, findet vom 1.10. bis 5.10.2008 eine weitere Serie erstklassiger Pokerturniere im Casino Flamingo (Czech Republic, Cheb) statt.